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Trent Hamer, accused of hiding a video camera in the tanning room of a Planet Fitness in Moline, IL, is scheduled to stand trial on June 29, according to a report in the Quad-City Times.

A Planet Fitness employee found a camera in the tanning room of the facility on Nov. 5, and a second camera was found at the club the next day, according to a report from WQAD-TV. Hamer was subsequently charged with felony unauthorized videotaping. He was a member of the gym at the time, but after the arrest, his membership was terminated.

Hamer appeared in court yesterday and waived his right to a jury trial, which means he will receive a bench trial in which the judge will make a ruling on his guilt or innocence. Images of at least one adult woman and one adult man were recorded on the video, according to the Quad-City Times article.

The lawsuit contends that Planet Fitness did not take steps to ensure the privacy of members and did not notify members that a camera had been found until two days after it had been discovered. On May 29, the court will hear a motion to dismiss this lawsuit, according to the newspaper.